Jered Weaver, 11-11 despite leading the A.L. in strikeouts, has lost eight quality starts and pitched well in a no-decision against Seattle Friday.

Jay Gibbons homered in the 11th for the Dodgers to beat Houston and has four home runs in 35 at-bats.

San Francisco’s Brian Wilson got the save in a 1-0 victory at San Diego that brought the Giants into a virtual N.L. West tie. Wilson is nine for 10 in save opportunities when asked to get four or more outs.

Jonathan Sanchez walked seven in that game for the Giants and threw a first-pitch strike to only seven of 22 batters.

Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 17 years to draw 30 intentional walks in the American League (John Olerud, Toronto, 1993).

Ryan Howard is slugging .765 in September for the red-hot Phillies and has homered in three consecutive games.

The Rangers and Yankees set an A.L. record by using 19 pitchers in a game. Nelson Cruz won it for Texas in the 13th with a home run.

Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria needs two RBIs for 100 for the year and four to get 300 before his 25th birthday. Mel Ott had 846 RBIs before he turned 25.

Aroldis Chapman of the Reds threw 10 pitches against Pittsburgh and hit 100 mph or more on eight.

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